Machete
📖 Overview
Occur in schools in shallow inshore areas. Penetrate lagoons and estuaries . Feed on fish and penaeids . Spawning probably occur in the open sea and the transparent larvae migrate towards coastal areas . Struggle vigorously when caught on hooks and lines . Low commercial value due its numerous spines .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 18; Vertebrae: 78 - 82. Body slender and elongate; mouth large and terminal; bony plate present between branches of lower jaw; branchiostegal rays very numerous (25 to 35); fins lacking spines; lower branch of first gill arch with 16 to 20 gill rakers; scales very small, 100 to 120 in the lateral line; back dark blue-green to light brown; flanks silvery with slight yellow highlights; fins slightly yellowish . Caudal rays: principal (10+8-9), procurrent (upper:8, lower: 8) Branchiostegal rays: 23-35: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Machete is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Machete is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Machete is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 10 m . Subtropical; 36°N - 19°S, 122°W - 70°W
🌿 Ecology
fish and penaeids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Ladyfish · Pacific Ladyfish · Tenpounder · machete |
| 🌍CES | elops americký |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Stillehavsladyfisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Guinée Machète du Pacifique · Guinée-machète du Pacifique |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Tarpão-anão-do-Pacífico |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Мексиканская большеглазая сельдь · Мексиканский элопс |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Chiro · Chola · Diabla · Lisa Macho · Macabi · Machete del Pacifico · Malacho · Malacho del Pacifico · Pex Torpedo · Machete |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 18 records indexed .
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